Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
270 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
David Blair

Written By:
Thomas Hardy
David Nicholls

Actors:
Gemma Arterton ..... Tess Durbeyfield
Eddie Redmayne ..... Angel Clare
Ruth Jones ..... Joan Durbeyfield
Hans Matheson ..... Alec D'Urberville
Ian Puleston-Davies ..... John Durbeyfield
Christopher Fairbank ..... Groby
Jo Woodcock ..... Liza-Lu Durbeyfield
Steven Robertson ..... Cuthbert Clare
Hugh Skinner ..... Felix Clare
Jodie Whittaker ..... Izzy Huett
Kenneth Cranham ..... Mr Clare
Donald Sumpter ..... Parson Tringham
Rebekah Staton ..... Marion
Jessica Turner ..... Mrs Clare
Jeany Spark ..... Mercy Chant
Joel Rowbottom ..... Abraham Durbeyfield
Christine Bottomley ..... Kate (3 episodes, 2008)
Emma Stansfield ..... Mary (3 episodes, 2008)
Emily Beecham ..... Retty Priddle
Trevor Cooper ..... Mr Crick
Sally Bankes ..... Mrs Crick

Synopsis:

In the late 19th century, Tess Durbeyfield is sent off to visit a rich cousin, Alec D'Urberville, when her parents learn learn that they are distantly related. Tess takes a disliking to the man and his attempts at seduction are rebuffed. Returning from a village party he forces himself on the innocent girl who eventually makes her way back to her parents' home. Ashamed and pregnant she seems destined to forever being marked a certain kind of woman. After the death of her child, she makes her way to a prosperous farm where, working as a milkmaid, she meets and eventually marries the handsome Angel Clare. On learning of her past however, he abandons her and with little choice and facing a life of extreme hardship, again falls into Alec's clutches and becomes a kept woman.

Season 1
Episode #1.1
S1, Ep1 Sep. 14, 2008
Parson Tringham tells no one that John Durbeyfield's family is an impoverished branch of the noble, once mighty D'Urbervilles. However 'celebrating' in the pub, bad heart and bad luck end up completely ruining the family finances. His wife finally convinces daughter Tess to swallow her pride and seek help from the D'Urbervilles on a nearby estate. The heir, Alec D'Urberville, takes to her, arranges a job on the family's poultry farm and becomes her family's benefactor.

Episode #1.2
S1, Ep2 Sep. 21, 2008
After Tess is refused a graveyard burial for her child, she leaves home and becomes a milkmaid. The surprising perk of the job is the presence of Angel Clare, son of a parson. He is learning the farm trade there, planning to emigrate, his parents are planning to set him up overseas. The true gentleman is the dream of all the girls, but only has eyes for Tess. She is as smitten after accidentally seeing him sleeping in the buff.

Episode #1.3
S1, Ep3 Sep. 28, 2008
After Tess is married to Angel Clare, he tells her a 48 hours affair he had once, and she him the dark secret from the unread letter. He can't accept it, but as it happened before their wedding the law doesn't accept it as ground for divorce. Angel sets off for Brazil alone. Mercy won't have a bar of him, Retti would follow him but by her own admission she can't love him as much as Tess, so he makes up his mind to go alone. Tess returns home, then seeks another farm maid employ, accepting the worst job at Groby's, under his cruel, jealous bailiff.

Episode #1.4
S1, Ep4 Oct. 5, 2008
After Alec gives up preaching in order to court Tess and father Darbeyfield is killed by illness, she writes a vicious letter to Angel rejecting him as 'cruel', which he never receives, and starts wandering. By the time he's home and healed, it's hard to find her. When he does, she's 'Alec's creature'. She now commits an irreparable crime which ruins all their lives after a last passionate phase.

Alec D'Urberville successfully seduces farmer's daughter Tess Durbeyfield, who ends up fleeing home dishonored. While doing menial job on a farm, she falls in true love with well-born cleric in training Angel Clare, who proposes although above her known station. In fact she belongs to an impoverished branch of nobility, but when her past catches up she leaves Angel, who emigrates. Later, he returns and they are reunited, but only for their ultimate tragedy.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 07 December, 2012.

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